Recognised as Colour

#BB3366

#BB3366
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB3366 is a red with RGB values 187, 51, 102 and HSL 338°, 57%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BB3366#BB3366

HEX#BB3366

HEX (short)#B36

RGBrgb(187, 51, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2, 0.4

RGB percentages73.3%, 20%, 40%

HSLhsl(337.5, 57.1%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 72.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 72.7%, 45.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,268,390

CSS custom property--colour: #BB3366;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#44CC99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#515767no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#767263no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CB1C48no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.5 Indian red · ΔE 24.9 Hot pink · ΔE 26.1 Brown · ΔE 29.6 Deep pink · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#33BB88

Analogous#BB33AA, #BB4433

Triadic#66BB33, #3366BB

Split complementary#33BB44, #33AABB

Tetradic#AABB33, #33BB88, #4433BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0CAD8

Lighter +30%#E5A2BB

Lighter +20%#DB799E

Lighter +10%#D05181

Darker −10%#932850

Darker −20%#6B1D3A

Darker −30%#431224

Darker −40%#1B070F

More saturated +25%#D9155F

Less saturated −25%#9D516D

Channel breakdown

R187

G51

B102

Red187 (73.3%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue337.5°

Saturation (HSL)57.14%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 33 · B 66

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BB3366 (chemical formula)

Formula
36,397.27 g/mol
3367 atoms

BB3366 has a molar mass of 36,397.27 g/mol, made up of 3367 atoms across 1 element: 3367 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass36,397.27 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule3367

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule6.0439089 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.6545584 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B100%

Boron (B × 3367)36,397.27 g/mol, 100%

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